The 40 Best Whitney Houston Songs

of 4127Photo

15. "You Give Good Love"

Whitney's debut solo single was designed to establish her among Black audiences first, but her irrepressible vocal abilities — effortlessly switching between husky, from-the-gut tones to soft soprano trills — made this breezy song an unexpected crossover hit, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, a major feat for an unknown Black artist in the mid-'80s.